water fern noun 16forms 1 noun16 •Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups. •Salviniales, an order of aquatic ferns •Austroblechnum lanceolatum (syn. Blechnum chambersii; lance water fern) •Austroblechnum patersonii (syn. Blechnum patersonii; strap water fern) •Austroblechnum penna-marina (syn. Blechnum penna-marina; alpine water fern) •Azolla filiculoides (Pacific mosquitofern) •Bolbitis heudelotii (African water fern) •Cranfillia fluviatilis (syn. Blechnum fluviatile; ray water fern) •Histiopteris incisa (bat's wing fern, oak fern) •Lomaria nuda (syn. Blechnum nudum; fishbone water fern) •Oceaniopteris cartilaginea (syn. Blechnum cartilagineum; soft water fern) •Osmunda regalis (royal fern) •Parablechnum wattsii (syn. Blechnum wattsii) (hard water fern) •Regnellidium diphyllum (two-leaf water fern) •Salvinia molesta (giant water fern) •Telmatoblechnum indicum (syn. Blechnum indicum; swamp water fern) formswater ferns